If you’re heading to SDCC and plan on picking up the Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad convention edition, Unbound Worlds has all the details.

Zomnibus by Kevin J. Anderson is out and collects the first Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. novel Death Warmed over with all of the short stories from the Working Stiff collection. If you haven’t read any of the books in the series, this would be a great way to jump in. They’re pretty fun. The next book coming out in the series will be entitled Tastes Like Chicken.

Here is this week’s Around the Web news roundup of Star Wars and beyond.

Book News

You can get a three chapter preview of Star Wars: Bloodlines by Claudia Gray via Instafreebie. It’s officially endorsed by Del Rey, but they do want you to sign up for something called Playcrafting, so expect spam.

Speaking of Bloodlines, upcoming Star Wars director Rian Johnson had some input on the novel. Jen Heddle talk about that and the other important reasons why you should check out Bloodlinesover on StarWars.com.

Timothy Zahn‘s next book now has a cover and title – StarCraft: Evolution. Release date is September 15 for the 208 page hardcover.

IDW and Marvel recently announced that they would be teaming up to do a new IDW Artist’s Edition, this time for Star Wars. Keep in mind these are uncolored collections showcasing the original artwork in their original sizes. This also means they’re very big.

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.

Transformers: Primacy continues to knock it out of the park with issue #3. Massive battles lead to a finely orchestrated war where only Megatron or Optimus Prime can be declared the victor. Click here to read our full review.

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.

Transformers: Primacy #2 raises the stakes by bringing more allies to Megatron’s banner. In the war for Cybertron, numbers could decide the fate of all. Either way, it leads to large cast of characters in Primacy #2. Click here to read our full review.

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.

Transformers: Primacy #1 kicks off a new mini-series by a stellar team of storytellers. Chris Metzen and Flint Dille write robots with the kind of character and depth that can convert non-fans into fans, while Livio Ramondelli’s visuals make it all look awesome. Click here to read our full review.

Reviewed By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot.

Jinnrise #10 brings a nice ending to this part of the story as the jinn battle the Kibrani in a massive battle for the fate of Earth. The art is wonderful and characters stay strong. Click here to read our full review.